Clip for bicycle-saddles



(No Model H MGALLASTER.' STILWELL.

l GLIP FOR BICYCLE SADDLES. No. 301,934. y Patented July 15, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..-

HENRY MOALLASTER STILWELL, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, -ASSIGNOR TO THE` POPE MANUFACTURIN COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

vC| FOR BICYCLE-momes.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent-No. 301,934, dated July 15, 1884.

y Application led March 28, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HENRY MCA. ST1LwELL,

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New 5 York, have invented anew and useful Saddle- Clip for Bicycles, of. which Vthe following is a speciiication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. This invention relates to clips adapted to bev 4applied to bicycles for fastening the saddlespring to the backbone; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which will be simple, durable, and inexpensive in its construction, and which willcfiiciently hold the saddle-spring tight, so as to keep it from rattling, and yet permitting said spring` to slide freely with the motion caused by the rider. I

With this object in view the said invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of.a bicycle, showing` my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View of the clip, the parts being detached. Fig. 3 is a long itudinal sectional View of Fig. l. Fig. et is a transverse sectional View of the same.

Like letters referto corresponding parts in the several gures.

Referring to the drawings, A'designates they backbone of a bicycle to which my improved clip is attached.

B designates my improved clip, consisting of -a base, C, concaved or otherwise shaped to t around the surface of the backbone, a rectangular frame, D, projecting upward from said base, and arranged Vtransversely across the same. The base C is provided with two or more holes to receive screws in attaching the clip to the backbone. The rectangular frame D is provided with an oblong opening, E, two sectional plates, F F, fitting in said opening, one of said plates, F, being provided with a feather, rib, or longitudinal projection, a, arranged to fit in a groove, b, in the adjacent face of the other plate, F.' The said plates- F F t face to face against each other within the opening E, and are provided with down- 5o wardly-extending side flanges G G and outwardly-eXtending end flanges, H H, the end flanges fitting aroundl the upwardly-extending portion of the frame D, and the side anges permitting the reception of a rubber or spring 5 5` cushion, I, which rests on the bottom of the frame. The plate F is provided with an upwardly-extending side flange, J, and since the plate F isfitted over the face of the plate F said plate F will come iiush with the top of 6o the flange J, and thus there willbe nodanger of the plates working outof place. It will be seen that the spring or rubber cushion I is interposed between the plates F F and the bottorn of the frame, and fits within the space between the side fianges G G, so that said cushion will be retained in placeV and serve to prevent the rattling of the saddle-spring.

[The operation of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, 7o-

taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

The saddle M is provided with the usual spring, L, the forward end of which is secured in any desirable manner, the rear end being inserted through the opening E of the frame D above the plates F F. It will be seen that the saddle-spring will be held securely in place, as the tension of the spring or rubber cushion I will serve to press the plates in an upward 8o direction, so as to bind the spring against the vtop of the frame D. It will also be seen that the rubber or spring cushion will readily yield, v and thus the spring-saddle will be allowed to .have a free motion upward and downward to accommodate the motions of the rider.

It will be apparent that my improved clip will hold'the bicyclesaddle tight, so as to prevent rattling, aud at the same time allowing the saddle to have a free motion. There will be 9G no danger of the spring or rubber cushion being accidentally detached, as the plates bear directly upon the cushion and hold it from displacement. The plates work freely up and down in the opening of the rectangular frame, the feathered connection causing the plates to 'work together, and preventing the same from accidentally slipping out through the opening.

My improved clip is simple, durable, and inexpensive in construction, and efficient-in use, and may be readily applied to any bicycle employing the spring-saddle.

Having described my invention, I claiml. In a saddle-clip for bicycles, the baseplate provided with an upwardly-extending open frame, the saddle-spring passing through the opening of said frame, a spring or rubber cushion, and a plate or plates interposed between the cushion and the saddle-spring, for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described improved saddleclip, comprising the frame projecting from a suitable base, a pair of plates fitted together and working in said frame, and a spring or rubber cushion interposed beneath the plates, i'or the purpose set forth.

3. The herein-described improved saddlespring clip for bicycles, comprising the frame secured in place in any suitable manner, a cushion arranged at the lower end ofthe f rame, and a plate or plates arranged in the frame above the cushion, as set forth.

4. rlhe herein-described improved saddlespring clip, comprising the cushion and a plate or plates, arranged and operating so that the spring will be held securely in place and prevented from rattling, as set forth.

5. The herein-described saddle-spring clip, comprising the frame projecting from a suitable base, an opening` formed in the frame for the passage of the saddle-spring, a pair of plates connected together and working in the opening of said frame, and a spring or rubber cushion arranged beneath the plates, for the purpose set forth.

6. The herein-described improved saddlespring clip, comprising the frame projecting from a suitable base secured to the backbone of a bicycle, an opening lformed in said frame for the passage of the saddle-spring, a pair of plates placed face to face against each other, one of said plates bein g provided with a feather, rib, or projection itting in a groove of the other, and a spring or rubber cushion arranged beneath the plates, for the purpose set forth.

7. The herein-described improved saddlespring clip, comprising the frame projecting from a suitable base secured to the backbone of a bicycle, an opening formed in said frame for the' passage of the saddle-spring, a pair of plates placed face to face against each other, one of said plates being provided with afeather or projection to fit iu a groove of the other, side and end langes on said plates, the end flanges fitting around the frame, and a spring or rubber cushion held between the side llanges, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two'witnesses.

HENRY lllCALliAS'IElL S'IILWELL.

\Vitnesses: Y

ALVIN BLOCK, Giras. B. RnBAsz. 

